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April 12, 2011

Field Trip

I went on a field trip with Noah's class today. We sat together on the bus, and a little girl joined us. She was quite chatty. She was a close-talker. Which was great because she goes, "my voice sounds funny because I have a sore throat." Also, every neighborhood we passed she knew someone that lived there. That's my old babysitter's. She had a waterbed.

I wanted to keep her. I wanted to keep them all.

Fourth grade. The turning point. It was for me and still is for kids today. In the art museum there were some Impressionist pieces with female nudity. I watched the boys shuffle and whisper to their friends. And just guess when they got to pick one painting to write about where they chose to sit?

Also tonight, in Target I needed shaving gel and the boys asked what it was for and I said for shaving my legs and then Noah covered his mouth while gigglewhispering to Carter something something shave legshehehe. I was wondering when this was going to start.

I used to teach 4th and 5th grade combo class... so I could totally see the difference between the two ages. 4th graders still have that endearing innocence and when they start the school year, and by 5th grade... It's over. Be prepared!

Oh, I am giggling like crazy reading this! With three younger brothers I am very well aware of that moment. When little boys become regular boys who some day evolve enough (though only God knows how) to become men. It's like watching life occur, evolution.

Splutter morning coffee everywhere!!! My word you are at the beginning of a long journey!!! Let me tell you boys are great "they so totally counterbalance the seriousness of girls... who so counterbalance the madness of boys..." press repeat and enjoy!!!

Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy! My boys cannot stop laughing when they see the restaurant HOOTERS. So hard to control myself to not giggle with them.

So I asked them, why is the word hooters so funny? My 5th graders said, well what does it mean to you mama? I said " you know, those 2...big....eyes from the owl..." That was it...we all giggled to no end while Katie looked clueless.